Bike to Work Day 2006

Reston Town Center Equity Office Pavilion

Friday, May 19, 2006

6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Rain or shine

Join hundreds of bicycle commuters to celebrate Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 19, 2006, from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Reston Town Center. Each year since 2002, cyclists have gathered at the Equity Office Pavilion for a free breakfast, a free t-shirt and water bottle, raffles of bike-related prizes, and bicycling information tables.  Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins will greet the riders at 8 a.m.

Employer Challenge: Bikers from the organization with the most participants at the Reston event will receive a free lunch from Reston Whole Foods Market.  The U.S. Geological Survey has captured the employer challenge for four years in a row. 

New this year:  Bike commuting 101, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at A-1 Cycling.  Get ready to ride by attending this free seminar on the basics of bicycle commuting.  To sign up for the seminar on May 3 or to request a lunchtime seminar at your office, call LINK at 703-435-5465.

Reston Bike to Work Day is organized by LINK, Fairfax County, Reston Association, Reston Bike Club, Friends of the W&OD Trail, and Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling and is supported by local commercial sponsors Whole Foods Market, Great Harvest Bread Co., A-1 Cycling, and Greenberry's Coffee & Tea Co.  If you are interested in becoming a local sponsor of Reston Bike to Work Day, please contact Bruce Wright at 703-758-8183.

May is National Bike to Work Month, and hundreds of bicycling commuters from the Washington metropolitan region will be out pedaling in celebration of this clean, inexpensive, and healthful means of transportation. The Reston event is held under the auspices of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA).  Celebrations will occur at various locations around the metro area on May 19.

To register for Bike to Work Day 2006, visit the

Washington Area Bicyclist Association at www.waba.org.

For more information about the Reston event call LINK 703-435-5465.